Claim of Hall v. Salvation Army

In this appeal by The Salvation Army and its insurance carrier from an award by the State Industrial Board to claimant, who was found to have been employed as a janitor and cook by said employer, the fundamental question raised is whether it was the intent of the Legislature to extend the Workmen’s Compensation Law into the field of employment afforded as a means of charitable aid by such institutions as The Salvation Army.

“ Employment,” as defined by subdivision 5 of section 2 of the statute, is limited to employment in a “ trade, business or occupation carried on by the employer for…